Photo: Paramount Pictures / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What I admire about Theresa Russell is her refusal to coast on her looks. With over fifty films and a long partnership with director Nicolas Roeg, she repeatedly chose brooding, damaged characters over easy stardom. That San Diego model could have played it safe, but instead she spent four decades digging into the uncomfortable corners of human psychology. I find that kind of artistic stubbornness genuinely compelling. She belongs to a rare breed of performer who valued expression over popularity, and her body of work rewards anyone willing to look past the mainstream and into the experimental.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Theresa Russell
- Name (Japanese)
- テレサ・ラッセル
- Reading
- てれさ・らっせる
- Born
- March 20, 1957 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- San Diego, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Burbank High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Theresa Russell born?
Born March 20, 1957 (age 69).
Where is Theresa Russell from?
Theresa Russell is from San Diego, California, United States.
What does Theresa Russell do?
Theresa Russell works as model, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.